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Do you love your natural handcrafted soap bar in the shower for the silkiest skin ever? How about as a shampoo? A natural handcrafted soap bar can definitely be used to shampoo your hair! The soap will typically contain an excess of oils added to the mixture that provides two benefits:

The excess oils act as “superfatting” agents which contribute to the mildness and an overall luxurious feel to the soap. The final product is extra mild and doesn’t irritate skin or damage hair.

These oils act as moisturizing and conditioning agents, much as they would in a regular shampoo or conditioner.

Shea butter is prized for being an excellent moisturizer, and soaps with this ingredient included can leave the hair and skin feeling softer than ever! If your water is “hard” water you’ll want to be sure to take the extra step of using a “rinse” on your hair to prevent the build up that can happen when the things in your “hard” water chases after and binds to those good things in your soap. What can we say, “hard” water loves the great things in you soap to!

Rinsing with a mildly acidic solution will help dissolve the hard water deposit from your hair, shrink the hair shaft diameter, flatten the cuticle and increase the shine and smoothness of your hair. White or apple cider vinegar, dissolved citric acid or vitamin C (ascorbic acid) all have sufficiently low pH to help rinse the deposits away and return your hair to its preferred pH. Below is a simple recipe you can try.

VINEGAR RINSE

If you are worried that the vinegar will leave a smell on your hair, don’t worry it will disappear after you rinse and dry your hair. Plus the vinegar will soften and clarify your hair. It is also acidic and after shampooing it will restore your hair’s normal pH. I prefer apple cider vinegar but white will work as well. Make your rinse from ingredients right in your kitchen. As you get to know your hair you can adjust your vinegar up or down to meet your needs:

2 Tablespoon of vinegar (apple cider or white)

2-3 cups of water

Pour this mixture over hour hair letting is soak into all strands. Leave it sit for a few minutes then rinse. I like to leave it in for 10-15 minutes. The more you use it you will learn what works best for you.

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